TV Tuners

Posted by on 10/06 at 03:19 PM Permalink

There are many products available that make your computer seem less like a business tool and more like a home media center. Given this, the one component that may lack the popularity you might expect is the TV tuner card. There are sound cards capable of 8-channel surround sound stereo, high-powered speaker systems, and graphics cards displaying on high definition monitors/televisions.

TV tuners are becoming more common in computers as Windows Media Center Edition grows in popularity, but just about any computer with any operating system can tune in TV. This Tech Tip will look at some of the basics of computer TV tuners, including the interfaces, the technologies, and the performance.

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    Posted by Michael Barnish  on  09/27  at  08:33 AM

  1. very helpful. gave me a good start.

    2. Posted by chris hunt  on  03/22  at  01:16 PM

  2. I would like to know if it is possible to run a satellite hd signal from the receiver to my computer and if there are any articals on the subject

    3. Posted by Loyce Edwards  on  05/07  at  10:12 AM

  3. I have a Mitsubishi 57” HD-Ready, is there a “TUNER” to upgrade to full HDTV & do you sell them ?

    In Need Of Help....
    Sincerely,

    Loyce

    4. Posted by Izzy  on  05/29  at  03:10 PM

  4. I bought a tv tuner and installed it. I added the hardware and software and plugged in the cable wire to the coaxial on the back of the tuner in the computer but I’m not getting a picture. I’m wondering if I need an actual cable BOX from my cable provider (Cablevision) Cause of the card that plugs into my cable box etc.

    5. Posted by Shailesh  on  08/19  at  10:21 AM

  5. I recently bought TwinhanDTV ATSC tuner card from you and also bought Wireless camera. I’m trying to hook these camera(s) via the remote wireless receiver to the A/V jack of TwinhanDTV card and capture the signals of these camera(s) into my computer but am not able to scan/get the signals from the receiver. Please advise/help if I’m doing something wrong or forgot something in between.
    Your timely guidance would greatly help.
    Thanks in advance.

    6. Posted by Jack  on  08/19  at  11:20 AM

  6. Very informative but two years old.  Is there anything new to add such as a NTSC HD tuner that does not require a cable box or in the least offensive case would accept a cable card?

    7. Posted by Abby  on  09/07  at  12:19 PM

  7. After 10 years of letting someone else decide what I need in a computer, I have started researching and checking things out for myself.  When I went online and found this blog, it really answered a lot of my questions about"computer tv”.  Thanks a lot.

    8. Posted by SAMIT KUVADIA  on  09/26  at  05:08 AM

  8. I BOUGHT A SONY VAIO LAPTOP FROM USA AND IT HAS A TV TUNER CARD BUILT IN AND IN USA IT IS NTSC SYSTEM AND IN INDIA IT IS PAL SO I CANNOT USE IT IN INDIA I TRIED TO CONNECT IT BUT GOT ONLY 5 TO 6 CHANNELS IN BLACK AND WHITE AND NO SOUND SO IF ANYBODY CAN HELP ME ON THIS I WOULD BE GREATFUL
    IS THERE ANY SORT OF CONVERTER AVAILABLE WHICH CAN CONVERT FROM NTSC TO PAL AND IT CAN WORK
    PLEASE REPLY ON THIS ASAP
    THANK YOU
    SAMIT

    9. Posted by George Pelletiere  on  12/29  at  12:50 PM

  9. I am along time customer of Direct TV.  I have an HD TV and use the Direct TV box to tune my local over air stations.  They have recently put up another satellite with 100 HD stations.  They came to install the new box and antenna today and informed me that their new box would not give me the over air stations any more. Is there any gizmo that will take a coax i/p from my roof antenna and convert it to HD for my local stations?

    10. Posted by Derek  on  03/21  at  10:53 AM

  10. How can I connect my Laptop to a TV to be able to see a DVD that is being read in my computer on the TV screen? What type of cable do I need, or do I need more than just a cable?

    11. Posted by john  on  05/18  at  04:35 AM

  11. i have recently bought a tevion tv tuner for my windows media centre edition pc as the one already installed broke but i cant seem to get it working any ideas.

    12. Posted by Anon  on  09/20  at  11:49 PM

  12. It has not been mandated that all US broadcasts be in HD, but rather, they must be digital. Digital does not equal High Def.

    13. Posted by Steve Ambrosini  on  12/29  at  09:12 PM

  13. I am looking to control my TV from my computer by IR.  Where can I find the hardware to do this? I have a background in electronics that I might be able to build this if I can get schematics.

    Ideally, I would like to feed my cable-tv into the computer, design a program to read the program names and times and then send IR signals to the TV for my viewing pleasure.

    Thoughts appreciated.
    Steve

    14. Posted by John K. Jacobs  on  02/15  at  11:22 AM

  14. starting from scratch what should I do? Buy a computer AND a tv or buy a combination computer/tv? I have a Mac upsstairs but I want a tv that I can surf the internet with downstairs.  How about cost? thanks. JJ

    15. Posted by M. Jinks Losson  on  03/26  at  06:28 PM

  15. It is my understanding that there is NO mandate that U S broadcasts must eventually be in high definition (HD). My understanding is that U S television transmissions are mandated to be changed from analog transmissions to digital transmissions. To my knowledge many T V stations have been transmitting in HIGH DEFINITION format for several years in the analog format.

    16. Posted by Toni Moreno  on  04/09  at  11:54 AM

  16. My son is a long haul trucker.  He needs a wireless laptop computer for work.  He is a sport fanatic and would also like to see if TV is possible.  The wireless computer acquisition and service I’m familiar with, but is there also “wireless” TV?  Thank you for helping.
    Aloha,
    Toni

    17. Posted by Gary Stucliff  on  04/10  at  10:26 AM

  17. I believe the discussion should be more of actual capture and manipulation of the tv guide information.  Yes, there are many products that will manipulate the signal but can we download the information design our own TV guide?

    18. Posted by Frank C.  on  08/20  at  07:20 PM

  18. Where are the responses to all the comments above mine? I am #18.  It would be nice to read some of the answers to the comments made.  Here’s another comment: How many channels will a tv tuner run?  If you have cable and have the full allotment of all regular and paid channels will the tv tuner run all the channels through your computer? 
    Frank C.

    19. Posted by A>rchy  on  08/29  at  08:15 PM

  19. Very helpful, Gave me a good start, easy to follow. Clear very understandable.

    20. Posted by John L Larner  on  01/19  at  02:23 PM

  20. Hi, is there a tv tuner card that works with Verizon Fios routers? If so where do you find them?

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